Installing SELinux utils

- As I've mentioned earlier in the course,…we're running on Fedora 25 throughout this course.…We've switched between the server and the workstation…types of Fedora 25, but it doesn't change the…fact that we're on that, and we've got SELinux by…default as a part of Fedora, it just comes with it.…There are some pieces of SELinux that don't…get installed if you did a minimal install…whenever you first installed it, so just be aware of that.…And we're going to sort of, in this movie,…help you to identify whether or not SELinux is on your…system so that you can participate in this set of…chapters here at the end of this course.…

We'll move forward from there, okay?…So, what you will have by default is SELinux.…It'll be installed and running in enforcing mode.…We'll talk about what that is in a little bit,…using the targeted policy, which we will also talk…about in a little bit, which lays out the rules for…how SELinux will operate, so basically, the idea here is…that SELinux is this set of security extensions…to the kernel and to the system,…

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4/21/2017

This course takes you through the basics of firewalls on Linux. Sean Colins shows you how to configure Firewalld for local protection, work with SELinux, and troubleshoot firewalls. He also covers iptables, default policies, port blocking, and port forwarding. Learn how to install GUI controls and utilities, manage zones and services, enable servers, set access controls, change ports, move files, and more.